I confess I have been struggling quite a lot with the eyes, they didn't turn out exactly the way they should have. But being the paper of a thinner quality I didn't want to take the risk of ruining it altogether, so I decided to show the portrait just the way it is, and eventually try another time.

Hi Jane ... thank you for joining my blog, great to see you there! :) Your portrait is very good and so are the eyes. If I may suggest, the only thing I would change is the highlight on George's right eye. (on the left looking at the page. If you bring it down slightly it will balance it up. Great artwork! :)

you've got a good likeness jane .. the angle of the face is slightly different from the ref photo prehaps that's what makes you feel the eyes aren't right..right not to re work it ...i'm making lots of sketches of my family at the moment ..it's ver challenging

Jane this is very good work! To add drama the artist in me wonders what a shadow glaze across the forehead brow, eye area and down the side of the nose would do! There is a darker shadow in those areas that would incorporate continuity to the whole piece.

Jane, it's good. You're right about the eyes, but you have done a great job with the shadows of Giorgio's head and neck, and his hair is perfect. My only thought would be to give his head the tilt it has in the photo; I think it will give the portrait more verisimilitude.

I am danish , but have lived and worked in Italy for more than 30 years. I discovered watercoloring during a Master in garden design, and it was love at first drop of water. Since then I have moved on to oils painting almost exclusively with that medium . The Impressionism is my favorite period . I am a member of " The Italian Society of Watercolor " . You can contact me writing to :jmoller@alice.it